Poaceae

Tristachya Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 458 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Mexico to Central America, Brazil to Paraguay.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, El Salvador, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Paraguay, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Agrost. Bras. 458 (1829)
  • C. E. Hubbard in Kew Bull. 1936: 321
  • Clayton in Kew Bull. 21: 120 (1967).
  • Conert in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 77: 296 (1957)
  • F.T.A. 10: 52 (1937)
  • Phipps in Kirkia 4: 101 (1964)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Agrost. Bras.: 458 (1829).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agrost. Bras.: 458 (1829)
  • Clayton in K.B. 21: 120 (1967)
  • Conert in E.J. 77: 296 (1957)
  • Hubbard in K.B. 1936: 321 (1936)
  • Phipps in Kirkia 4: 101 (1964)
  • Phipps in Kirkia 5: 249 (1966)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Irwin, H.S. [7337] Brazil K001106063 Yes
Nelson, W. [31] South Africa K000280988 Type Yes
Barber, M.E. [89] South Africa K000280989 Type Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [858] Zambia K000280962 Type Yes
Scott, L. Malawi K000280984 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2455] Angola K000280986 Holotype Yes
Kassner [2109] Zambia K000280985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vorontsova, M.S.; Besnard, G.; Razanatsoa, J.; Nanjarisoa, O.P.; Onjalalaina, G.E. [1370] Madagascar K:SPC-67386.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0